Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Full-time/with benefits

Applitrack; Warrington Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Bucks School District is seeking a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) for a full-time position with benefits at Tamanend Middle School. The role involves one-to-one support for a student with autism, behavioral needs or medical needs during a 10-month school year (7:15 AM–2:35 PM).

Responsibilities include assisting daily activities, academic tasks, and social interactions across classroom and school settings; training on crisis prevention will be provided by CBSD.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required at time of hire.
• Must work as a team member and communicate effectively with students and adults.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and be a positive role model for students.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support for a student with autism, emotional, behavioral, or medical needs.
• Assist with daily activities, academics, social interactions, and routines in classroom, specials, lunch and recess.
• Follow IEP-related crisis prevention techniques and participate in training provided by CBSD.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Prioritization

Role modeling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Full-time/with benefits JobID: 7505

• Position Type: SUPPORT STAFF/ Personal Care Assistant (PCA) (Full-time)
• Date Posted: 7/23/2026
• Location: Tamanend Middle
• Date Available: 08/31/2026
• Closing Date: 05/30/2027

POSITION: Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Full-time/with benefits

LOCATION: TamanendMiddle School (Location Subject to Change)

AVAILABLE: 2026/2027 School Year

COMPENSATION: $20.84* p/hr

HOURS: Full-time/10-months/Student days only 7:15AM-2:35PM

DESCRIPTION: Duties include working one-to-one with a student with one or more of the following needs: autism/emotional/behavioral needs/intellectual disability/medical needs/physical needs/grooming and personal care needs/academic needs/organizational and impulsivity needs, in the classroom, specials, lunch and recess. Assist student with daily activities, both academic and social.

*If student toileting is required, additional $1.25 per hour will be added to base pay.

Employment contingent upon personal care services being required for the student's individualized educational program.

Utilization of crisis prevention techniques/strategies (including possible restraint as a last resort) with students who require such in their IEP. Training will be provided via CBSD.

REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma/Transcripts or GED equivalent required at time of hire (the minimum).Must work as a team member, exercise good judgment, prioritize tasks, effectively communicate with both students and adults and be a positive role model for students.

Physical Requirements:to work in a classroom environment for extended periods of time including but not limited to sitting, standing, bending, reaching, walking, talking, hearing, climbing stairs and occasional lifting, up to 20 lbs.

All employment is provisional for 90 days as required by ACT 168 of 2014, enacted December 22, 2014.

IF YOU ARE A NEW HIRE WITH CBSD, you must complete the ACT 168 INQUIRY FORM which is included in the New Hire Checklist. See details and instructions on the Inquiry Form.